Ekushey Book Fair to start on 15th February this year

Amar Ekushey Book Fair is a traditional book fair of Bangladesh which usually starts on 1^st February, but it was postponed due to the increasing number of corona infection in the country. However, the book fair is scheduled to start from February 15 on some terms and conditions. At the same time the duration of the fair is being reduced to 14 days. Accordingly, the fair is scheduled to end on February 28.

This information has been known from the sources of Bangla Academy and Ministry of Culture.

According to the source, it has been decided to organize Amar Ekushey Book Fair from February 15 subject to certain conditions due to Corona. The decision has already been announced in a letter from Bangla Academy to the publishing houses interested in participating in the fair. The letter also asked them to prepare accordingly.

The head of a publishing house who received the letter said on condition of anonymity that they have been informed about the decision of the Bangla Academy to start the book fair on February 15. We are called to discuss this tomorrow, Tuesday (February 1).

In a letter sent to the publishers from Bangla Academy, it has been said that all the officers and employees of the academy associated with the book fair, including writers, publishers, vendors, stall workers are being requested to take booster dose as per the requirement of adults including vaccination.

The letter further said that a letter has already been sent to the Director General of the Department of Health for setting up a vaccine booth at the Bangla Academy premises to provide vaccines to those involved in the fair. Therefore, instructions were given to submit the list of names of publishers participating in the fair, all the people associated with the stall and the latest information about their previous vaccinations to the Bangla Academy in a short time.

In this regard, the director general of the academy, poet Muhammad Nurul Huda, said that it has been decided to start Amar Ekushey Book Fair from February 15. However, it has not been finalized yet. We will sit in a meeting tomorrow. Then the decision will be made.